Key occasions
Right here’s how each groups concluded the group stage. Are these video games value reliving? On the face of it, probably not, no. However who’ll be telling the tales? Rob Smyth and John Brewin, that’s who! So click on by means of and allow them to take you on a journey of retro marvel, all the way in which again to earlier this week, once we had been all youthful and an entire world of chance stretched out forward of us.
Pre-match scene-setting. Courtesy of our man in Berlin, Jonathan Liew.
Germany make three adjustments to their beginning XI from the 1-1 draw with quarter-finalists Switzerland. David Raum and Nico Schlotterbeck are available in on the again for Maximilian Mittelstädt and the suspended Jonathan Tah, whereas Leroy Sané replaces Florian Wirtz in assault. Schlotterbeck traces up within the centre of defence alongside Antonio Rüdiger, who had been a health doubt. Niclas Füllkrug, with two objectives in three video games from the bench, should as soon as once more make do with the position of supersub.
Denmark make two adjustments to their XI after the goalless draw with Serbia. Andreas Skov Olsen and Thomas Delaney are available in for Jonas Wind and the suspended Morten Hjulmand. Christian Eriksen has recovered from sickness to maintain his place in midfield. Rasmus Højlund additionally holds onto his shirt, regardless of not but discovering the online at Euro 2024.
The groups
Germany: Neuer, Kimmich, Rudiger, Schlotterbeck, Raum, Andrich, Kroos, Sane, Gundogan, Musiala, Havertz.
Subs: Gross, Fullkrug, Fuhrich, Baumann, Muller, Beier, Anton, Wirtz, Mittelstadt, Henrichs, ter Stegen, Koch, Can, Undav.
Denmark: Schmeichel, Andersen, Vestergaard, Christensen, Bah, Delaney, Hojbjerg, Maehle, Eriksen, Skov Olsen, Hojlund.
Subs: Kjaer, Jensen, Dolberg, Jorgensen, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Hermansen, Kristiansen, Wind, Poulsen, Ronnow, Dreyer, Kristensen, Bruun Larsen.
Referee: Michael Oliver (England).
Preamble
Germany go into this round-of-16 tie as sizzling favourites. They’re on house soil, they’ve been spectacular in sweeping apart Scotland and Hungary, and so they maintained their unbeaten 2024 file by equalising late in opposition to Switzerland. Julian Nagelsmann is lastly getting a tune out of a staff trending in the correct path simply in time for his or her Euro 2024 get together.
However! Achtung! Whereas Germany have the higher of the general head-to-head in opposition to Denmark, with 15 wins in 28 conferences, it’s far more even in aggressive fixtures, with two victories apiece. The newest one is Germany’s, a 2-1 win the teams at Euro 2012, however crucial is Denmark’s, their well-known victory within the Euro 92 closing. And that recreation in 2012 is Denmark’s solely defeat of their final six matches in opposition to Germany, a sequence throughout which they’ve gained two and drawn three. So that is no foregone conclusion. Kick off is at 8pm BST. It’s on! Oh, and whereas we’re with regards to Denmark …
